Combination display package and storage and travel kit



Jan. 16, 1968 E. GANTZ 3,363,754

COMBINATION DISPLAY PACKAGE AND STORAGE AND TRAVEL KIT Filed May 25, 1966 INVENTOR. 2Q 2 v EMANUEL GANTZ ATTORNEY United States Patent ()fiice 3,363,754 Patented Jan. 16, 1968 3,363,754 COMBINATION DISPLAY PACKAGE AND STORAGE AND TRAVEL KIT Emanuel Gantz, Harrison, N.Y., assignor to Gant Brushes Incorporated, Port Chester, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed May 23, 1966, Ser. No. 552,182 Claims. (Cl. 206-49) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLUSURE This invention relates to a merchandise display package and holder. The invention also contemplates the provision of a merchandise package which can be removably mounted on a holder for the package in such manner as to provide an attractive display of the merchandise in the package and further so that the container can be preserved and used as a storage container, or as a travel kit, for the article or merchandise.

Blister packaging of merchandise is now widely utilized and has certain advantages especially in respect to the way the merchandise is analyzed on a holder with a sealed covering through which the merchandise can be displayed and observed.

The present invention has for its primary object the provision of a display package which possesses certain of the advantages of blister packaging, but which is much less expensive than the blister packaging. Moreover, in the case of blister packaging, it is necessary to destroy the covering over the merchandise in order to remove the latter from the package, whereas in accordance with the present invention, the container for the merchandise can be readily opened so as to provide access to the interior of the container without impairing the holder, whereby the container can be used, if desired, as a storage container for the merchandise, or as a traveling kit, or both.

Briefly described, the display package of the present invention comprises a display member adapted to have the packaged article removably mounted thereon, and a container for the article, or other merchandise, adapted to be mounted on said member in removable relation thereto by inserting a part of the mounting member between two rear walls or confronting parts of the container in such manner that said part of the mounting member snugly fits between the confronting surfaces of said parts of the container. A closure member is provided on the container and is releasable for movement from a closed position to an open position to provide access to the interior of the container for the removal of the article therefrom and for the insertion of the article into the container, and this can be done while the container is in position on the mounting member as well as when the container is removed from the mounting member.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description considered in connection with the accompanying illustrative drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a display holder and package embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view, in elevation, of the mounting member;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3--3 of FIG. 1, but on a larger scale;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view on the line 4-4 of FIG. 1, but on a larger scale; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view showing a part of the mounting member and a part of the container in a fiat or collapsed condition of the container.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the display holder 10 comprises a mounting member 12 which is formed of cardboard having an ornamented front surface 14 in relation to which the packaging container 16 is disposed. The packaging container 16 is preferably so dimensioned in relation to the article to be packaged therein that the article snugly fits in the container but can be readily removed from and readily reinserted in the container. For illustrative purposes only, a shoe brush 17 is shown in the container, the back of said brush being indicated at 17a. It will be understood, however, that the container may receive more than one article or merchandise in various forms.

As here shown, the container 16 is preferably formed of transparent film-like material, for example, but without limitation, plastic such as a vinyl plastic. Also, the plastic film material of which the container 16 is formed is preferably a heat sealable plastic. Said container comprises a front wall 13 opposite side walls 20 and a rear wall 22. A resealable cover 24 is integral with and extends from the top of the rear wall 22 and includes a flap 26, which can be heat sealed to the outer surface of the front wall 18 by a releasable spot or tack seal 28, and a pull tab 30 to be secured to the cover flap 26. Pull tab 30 can be permanently attached to the outer marginal end portion of flap 26 and can be coated with pressure sensitive adhesive on its inner surface for releasable securement to wall 18. The sides 20 and the front 18 of container 16 are preferably formed of a single layer of the plastic material, and the rear edge portions of the side walls 20 and the bottom edges of front wall 18 and side walls 20 are heat sealed to the side edges and bottom edge, respectively, to the rear wall 22 as indicated at 32 in the case of the side edges (FIG. 4) and as indicated at 34 in the case of the bottom edge (FIGS. 1 and 3). As illustrated by FIG. 5, the side walls 20 are creased along a longitudinal extended medium line as indicated at 36 in FIG. 5 so that until the article is to be inserted within the container 16, the container is substantially fiat so that a large number of such containers can occupy a relatively small space until they are used for packaging the merchandise.

The manner in which the container 16 is constructed so that it can be readily mounted on the mounting member 12 will now be described.

As illustrated by FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a. rear part or wall 38 of heat scalable plastic film is heat sealed at its side edges to rear wall 22 externally of the container as indicated at 32 in FIGS. 4 and 5, thereby defining slot means in which part 40 of the mounting member 12 can be inserted when the container 16 is assembled with said mounting member. Said slot is preferably open at both of its ends but it could be closed at its end opposite the end at which the free end 46 of part 4-0 enters the slot. Also part 38 can be in the form of a plurality of laterally spaced bands transversely of wall 22. Said part 40 is formed by cutting member 12 along the lateral spaced lines 42 and along a lower line 44, the end of portion of part 40 opposite the severance lines 44 being integral with mounting member 12.

As clearly shown by FIGS. 3 and 4 part 40 has a snug fit between the confronting surfaces of rear parts wall members 22 and 38 of the container 16, so that when said container is mounted on the mounting member it is firmly but releasably held in position on said mounting member.

Thus it is seen that the package has the advantages of a blister package without its disadvantages and, moreover, has advantages of its own, not possessed by a blister package in that the container or merchandise enclosure need not be destroyed in order to remove the merchandise and in that the container can be readily removed intact from the mounting member and used as a storage container for the article or articles packaged therein.

Since the mounting member 12 and the empty container 16 are both flat they can be stored in large quantities in small space either separately or in the assembled condition of member 12 and a container 16 thereon.

While We have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise than as herein specifically illustrated or described, and that certain changes in the form and arrangement of parts and in the specific manner of practicing the invention may be made without departing from the underlying idea or principles of this invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: l. A container made of flexible sheet material, comprising:

two confronting walls; one of said walls having lateral extensions terminating in spaced apart edges which are secured to the other of said confronting walls longitudinally thereof;

said lateral extensions being folded inwardly of said two confronting walls to form an expandable wall at each side of the container; said container having a top; said walls being sealed to each other transversely of said container along a line spaced from said top; and

an additional member secured to said container and, in conjunction with one of said confronting walls, defining a passageway for receiving a mounting member therein.

2. A container according to claim 1 wherein said additional member is so secured at spaced apart points to said container as to form a passageway which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container.

3. A container according to claim 1 wherein said top is provided with a releasable closure which is integral with one of said confronting walls and which overlies the other of said confronting walls.

4. A container according to claim 1 wherein said confronting walls and said lateral extensions are sealed to each other transversely and continuously of said container along a line spaced from said top to provide a sealed bottom for the container.

5. A container according to claim 1 wherein said sheet material is a transparent, heat sealable plastic.

6. A merchandise display assembly comprising:

a display card and a container for merchandise releasably mounted therein;

said container made of flexible sheet material, includtwo confronting walls;

one of said Walls having lateral extensions terminating in spaced apart edges which are secured to the other of said confronting walls;

said lateral extensions being respectively folded inwardly of said two confronting walls to respectively form an expandable wall at each side of the container; said container having a top; said walls being sealed to each other transversely of said container along a line spaced from said top; and

an additional member secured to said container and, in

conjunction with one of said confronting Walls, defining a passageway;

said display card made of relatively stifi material, in-

cluding;

a tongue portion struck from said card and integral with said card at the base of said tongue;

said tongue being disposed Within said passageway.

7. An assembly according to claim 6 wherein said top is provided with a releasable closure which is integral with one of said confronting walls and which overlies the other of said confronting Walls.

8. An assembly according to claim 6 wherein said confronting walls and said folded inwardly lateral extensions are sealed to each other transversely and continuously of said container along a line spaced from said top to provide a sealed bottom for the container.

9. An assembly according to claim 6 wherein said sheet material is a transparent, heat scalable plastic.

10. An assembly according to claim 6 wherein said confronting walls are front and rear walls, respectively, of the container, and said rear wall has a part in fixed relation thereto and overlapping said front wall and thereby forming a closure for the top of the container.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,973,641 9/1934 Locke 206-79 1,989,527 1/1935 Powers 206-1 2,840,235 6/1958 Volckening et al. 206-79 2,841,281 7/1958 Lefebvre 206-79 3,136,409 6/1964 Schumann 20615.l

WILLIAM T. DIXSON, JR., Primary Examiner. 

